St. Louis Blues team with Portland’s SKINS apparel

St. Louis Blues players were custom fit last month with SKINS RY400 recovery compression equipment, which is designed to accelerate muscle repair and reduce fatigue, the Portland Business Journal reports.

The clothing works by increasing circulation, accelerating the delivery of oxygen to muscles and improving the lactate shuttle. It is designed to apply the compression needs of muscles in the passive, rebuilding state, so the Blues players can recuperate quickly.

“SKINS are an integral component of an aggressive training program that our players use to recover as quickly as possible and help prevent risk of DVT and dehydration in the gruelling travel schedule and frequent long flights that are a standard component of the NHL post-season,” Blues assistant athletic trainor Mike Hannegan said in a statement.

SKINS company is based in Switzerland but has North Amercian regional headquarters in Portland, Ore.

The Blues play the San Jose Sharks tonight in game three of a first-round Western Conference playoffs series. The series is tied at a game apiece.